At the age of forty-one Tamara Peters woke up feeling like Rip Van Winkle awakening from his sleep of twenty years. What she remembered most about the day was looking at her reflection in the mirror and seeing a stranger. She wondered how this had happened to her. She had many blanks in her memory and she felt that alcohol had much to do with this. She remembered her first taste of beer at the age of five. The supplies of alcohol to her were endless because almost everyone in her family drank. In high school she hung out with an older crowd and would party a lot. When she married at age 19 her husband was employed at the local liquor store so again her supply of alcohol was endless. When her son started to exhibit behavioral problems she thought she might have a problem. She had an addictive personality and she enrolled in college and decided she wanted to help others. She then began her recovery process from alcohol addiction. Alcoholism is incurable and once you are an Alcoholic, you are always an Alcoholic. However, it is possible to keep it in remission by living your life on a day to day basis like
Some people use denial as a defense mechanism when dealing with their drinking problem. Typically an alcoholic is the last person to admit that they have a drinking problem. Denial becomes an important part of the disease process of chemical dependency. Denial is a powerful part of chemical dependency that tells the addicted person that they do not have a problem. If a chemically dependent individual is in denial about their alcoholism, they cannot start the recovery process. An alcoholic cannot begin the recovery process until they realize they have a problem
Though Alcoholism can’t be cured, it can be kept in remission. The disease is far more complicated than the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol. Recovery is also more complex than simply not using the drug. Many addicts and alcoholics believe that if they can just get drug and alcohol free they will be O.K. and can turn their life around. To keep from using drugs you must make personal and lifestyle changes just like Tamara did. Recovery from alcoholism is a life-long process.
Alcohol has different effects on different types of people. A person like Tamara who had a tendency towards addiction is more l
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